Honors Thesis

IWP 930/931Four credits

An Honors Thesis option is available to select students with suf­ficiently high grade point averages (at least a 3.80 GPA). It is normally pursued in a student's final semester. For students in the M.A. in Statecraft and National Security Affairs and M.A. in Statecraft and International Affairs degrees, the thesis may substitute as an elective in the student's specialization. For students pursuing the M.A. in Strategic Intelligence Studies, the thesis will substitute for one of the four courses in the two specializations. Students must approach a faculty member to supervise the thesis. The student must submit the Honors Thesis Form to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, who will submit it to the Academic Dean. Upon approval of the application, which requires a thesis proposal, the Academic Dean will appoint a faculty review board to evaluate the thesis.

Students who are approved for the Honors Thesis must formally register for it as part of their semester registra­tion (the $1,100 per credit hour rate applies). After the earning of a passing grade, a student must submit a bound copy of the thesis to the IWP library. Interested students should contact the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for additional information and guidelines.

FEATURED FACULTY

This eight-week seminar (two credits) demonstrates the importance of geography to international politics, economics, national security, and strategy. It introduces students to the geographic and geopolitical factors that have shaped the field of world politics.